Kiwi Farms

* . Otherwise, they cannot know each other's movesets. Even if they do know of each other in canon, no one is allowed to prepare for the fight* * .

• B. The script for the dialogue has been known to ignore this rule, with characters calling each other by name* and/or referencing their internet rivalry* , but per rule 8, the fight animation should be regarded as pure spectacle, and this will thus not influence the final verdict.
• C. To prevent fighters from exploiting weaknesses of others for a cheap victory, a character's weaknesses normally only come into play if the enemy can find a way to detect a weakness* or if there is a specific reason why it cannot be exploited* . Other than that, if a combatant survives a match long enough, they may discover a way to counter the fighting style of their opponent* .

[*][*][*][*][*][*]A battle has to end with the loser dying — though not necessarily at the hands of the winner* —, or at least be rendered unable to continue the fight in the relevant planes of battle.* * * . There are two major exceptions to this: the more comical No Fourth Wall "Deadpool vs. Pinkie Pie" episode, and the "Chuck Norris vs. Segata Sanshiro" episode. (The latter due to the fight moving beyond mortal perceptions.)
[*]Pacifist warriors will not have their peaceful nature interrupt the fight, and both combatants will have any personality restraints from killing removed* . However, if their traditional arsenal uses nonlethal weapons, they cannot change it unless they are able to summon it at a moment's notice per rule 6-B, and will have to fight using this nonlethal arsenal.
[*]All consistent and canon sources available during the time of the episode's release will be examined by the hosts, Non-canon sources will be allowed only insofar as they do not conflict with canon* * . Characters with multiple incarnations, such as Link, Spider-Man, Deadpool, and Godzilla, will be compositescombining the best aspects of their various incarnations, unless said incarnation is drastically different from other incarnations. If a specific incarnation of a character is chosen, the canon used will most likely be the most popular depiction* . The research will avoid biases.

• B. If one warrior is allowed abilities from a non-canon source, the other warrior must be allowed to use their own non-canon sources as well.
• C. Also, if a certain depiction of the warrior has them ridiculously overpowered or inconsistent* , or powers that would be difficult to examine logically* , then it will not be used.
• D. Not every weapon owned by the warriors in every canon will be used. Instead, only the ones they are commonly using or their best or most iconic weapons* will be used.
• E. If a warrior originated from non-English language media, the English dub will not be used if it contradicts the original source in any way* .
• F. A piece of media that claims to be canon but clearly isn't will be avoided* . Also alternate forms of media might be avoided if they are inconsistent with the main media series* .
• G. Because the warriors are examined by their latest depiction, they cannot use abilities that they canonically lost in their past* .
• H. Claims made by fans will only be considered canon if the official franchise or character from an official source recognizes it as such.

[*][*][*][*][*][*]To get as many common abilities as possible, the warrior will be shown at their latest depictions or their oldest age as an active warrior* * . However, "future canon" will be avoided if it unbalances the fight, because while some characters will gain more power* , other characters will grow old and weak* .

• B. In the case of the animation battles, a character's depiction in the end fight is limited by what sprites are available for them* , this does not influence the final result per rule 8.

[*][*][*][*][*][*]Unless the battle asks for multiple characters for each side* , the combatants must fight alone, even if they are used to fighting with a partner* .

• B. While fighters start out only with their standard kit, as defined by rule 4-D, if they possess a means to obtain, or summon to their side, additional equipment at a moment's notice and without outside preparatory time or aid, then it is fair game for them to use it* * , opponents may interfere with this if they are capable of doing so* .
• C. One exception is if the fighter uses a creature for an attack that can reasonably be replaced by a non-combatant projectile* , or when the act would fall under using the environment to their advantage* , but the fighter cannot be dependent on these creatures and, in cases of summoning as an attack, the creatures cannot act on their own* .
• D. Another exception is if the other ally is, or can be used as, a living or sentient weapon or suit of armor* . In these situations, the ally cannot fight independently unless the nature of the battle calls for it per the main rule.
• E. Another exception can be if summoning is integral to the character as a primary method of combat in-universe* .

[*][*][*][*][*][*]The terrain chosen in the fight will either be a terrain from the fighters' franchises or would be a location that both warriors are experienced in. The area itself however doesn't matter nor play any role in determining the outcome of the battle, and even the entire battle itself is just a visual representation of the researchers' conclusions per rule 8. The environment only becomes important if a character's skills use it, like with Leonardo hiding in the shadows, Chun-Li/Mai wall-jumping, or Gaara/Toph using it as a primary means of combat. Two exceptions exist to this:

• If the fight can't take place in neutral territory because it would render one of the combatants unable to exists in a fight-capable form there, it won't be* .
• If a fighter has the ability (usually via teleportation) to change the environment into one specifically favorable to them, they'll be able to do so normally* .

[*][*][*][*][*][*]The fight at the end of the episode is not what determines the victor in battle. It is nothing more than a fun little dramatization showcasing most if not all of the research displayed beforehand of the combatants in action. The winners are determined before the battle through quasi-scientific analysis of their abilities, and the character with the objectively better abilities will win.